Avocado Salsa

From NIGELLA KITCHEN by Nigella Lawson. Copyright 2010 Nigella Lawson. Published by Hyperion. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.

Total Time:

10 min

Prep:

10 min

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Level:

Easy

Yield:

serves 8 as a condiment

Ingredients

2 avocados

1 scallion, thinly sliced

3 tablespoons chopped green jalepenos from a jar or can

Salt

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Halve the avocados, remove the pits, and then, using the tip of a sharp knife, cut lines down the flesh of each half, about a 1/4-inch apart and then the same across. Turn the avocado halves inside out, or otherwise release the pale green cubes into a bowl, then tumble in the scallion, chopped jalepenos, salt to taste, lime juice and most of the cilantro and toss gently to mix. Taste to see if any more salt is needed before scattering with the remaining cilantro and taking to the table.